Dunvegan, Alberta

Dunvegan
Dunvegan Bridge
Dunvegan, Alberta is located in M.D. of Fairview
Dunvegan, Alberta
Location of Dunvegan in M.D. of Fairview
Dunvegan, Alberta is located in Alberta
Dunvegan, Alberta
Dunvegan, Alberta (Alberta)
Coordinates: 55°55′16″N 118°36′09″W / 55.92111°N 118.60250°W / 55.92111; -118.60250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 19
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Fairview No. 136
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Population
 • Total150
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)

Dunvegan (/dʌnˈvɡən/ dun-VAY-gən)[1] is an unincorporated community within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Fairview on the northern bank of the Peace River at the mouth of the Hines Creek.

Highway 2 crosses the Peace River at Dunvegan on Alberta's longest vehicle suspension bridge.[2] The Dunvegan Formation was named for this community.

  1. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  2. ^ Zuehlke,Mark. The Alberta Fact Book: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Alberta. Whitecap Books. 1997